Reproduction of Tropidurus montanus Rodrigues, 1987 (Tropiduridae), a lizard from a seasonal habitat of south-eastern Brazil, and a comparison with other Tropidurus species

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 89-97

  Van Sluys, Monique ^c   Mendes, Henri Maximiliano A ^d   Assis, Vinícius B ^a   Kiefer, Mara Cíntia ^b  

^a Environmental Studies Laboratory   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Lizards; Reproduction; Seasonality; South eastern Brazil; Tropidurus

Indexed keywords

SQUAMATA; TROPIDURINAE; TROPIDURUS; TROPIDURUS MONTANUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036665179     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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